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Spokane Municipal Code

***Note: Many local criminal codes can now be located under Chapter 10.60 SMC while others are now cited under the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), which was incorporated into the municipal code in 2022. (See SMC 10.58.010). Code Enforcement, including Noise Control and Animal Regulations are located in Chapters 10.62 through 10.74.

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Title 10
Chapter 10.34A
Section 10.34A.140
 

Title 10 Regulation of Activities

Division II. License Code

Chapter 10.34A For-Hire Transportation

Section 10.34A.140 License Issuance; Expiration; Non-Transferability; Disclosure and Display
  1. Upon issuance of a for-hire driver license, the license officer shall incorporate one of the applicant’s photographs into the license, along with licensee’s name and assigns a number to the license. The other photograph is kept on file by the licensing officer.
  1. All for-hire operator and for hire vehicles licenses required by this chapter shall expire from the date of  issuance each year on October 31st. Licensing fees for the current year may be prorated beginning with the first day of the month after the application is complete and all required documents submitted to the licensing officer.
  1. For hire drivers licenses required by this chapter shall expire one year from date of issuance.
  1. For-hire licenses issued under this chapter are not transferable.
  1. Every holder of a for-hire driver license issued under this chapter shall display such license in a conspicuous place such as (for drivers) inside the vehicle and clearly visible from the passenger compartment at all times. For TNCs, the TNC’s digital network and/or web site must display the name and photograph of the TNC driver and the license plate number of the TNC vehicle to the potential passenger before the passenger enters the vehicle.
  1. All for-hire drivers must, at all times in which the driver is providing for-hire transportation services or (in the case of TNCs) active on the TNC’s system, display in a manner that is visible to the passengers, a copy of the for-hire driver license.

Date Passed: Monday, September 14, 2020

Effective Date: Monday, September 14, 2020

ORD C35938 Section 5